The Irish standard., 1887-06-25


AS he fully deserves-from the entir,
people.
NORTHWESTERN NOTES.
August Lilyquist, an Evansville mer
chant died suddenly last week.
Senator Sabin was in saltwater attend
ing a meeting of the car company
creditors last week.
The new issue of 100000 Duluth
bonds sold at AGO premium to Pres
ton & Co., of Chicago.
The Saltwater Gas company contem
plates putting in water gas plant al
an expense of $25,OOO.
Dodge Centre has organized board
of trade with f. j. Hunt as president
and @. J. Humeson secretary and treas.
urer.
The injunction case of @. B. Buckman
VS.. Malcolm MeLaren, involving the
title to 5000, 900 feet of logs is on at St
Cloud.
Fifty-five Manitoba land agents in
vaded Crookston last week ana were
shown the town. They left for st.
Vincent.
The log outlook at Brainerd is slight
~ improved. At Anoka it is thought
the Rum river drives will now be
brought in.
Joseph DAILY, of Osceola. Renville
county, was killed by a stroke of light
ming last week while riding in a wagon
with his two brothers. One brother
was considerably injured but will re-
cover. ::Y
The fires in the remaining blast fur
mace at the South Chicago works Of the
North Chicago Rolling Mill Co., have
been banked down until the troubles to
the Connellsville coke region shall be
settled. Already some 1900 men have
quilted work, and when the shut down
is complete 2,1OO men will be out of
employment.
A meeting of the United Labor party
was held recently at 321 Twen-
tieth avenue north to organize a Land
and Labor club. Addresses were made
by T. III. Lucas. Clarence Moeller and
others, and tempo1ar organization
was formed, with B. H. Tinkelpaugh
as chairman and w. w. Church as sec
retary. Another meeting was held
at the same place last Tuesday eve
ming, when permanent organization
was affected.
The meeting of the st. Louis County
Agricultural society was held last week
at Duluth and was attended by
a large number of directors and officers
of the association. The following officers
for the ensuing year were elected:
President, George r. Stantz; vice presi-
dent, William L. McLemmon; treasurer,
R. M. Hunter; directors, q. F. Porter,
William E. Richardson, N. Youngblood,
John Smith, Edward McCue, E. a.
Hall, Gottlieb Salzman, J. d. Roy, A.
G. Barlow and Jay Anderson.
Considerable discussion was caused in
New York city last week when it was
learned that the Bank of Commerce was
a creditor of the Clearing House associa-
tion for $4,80O,O00. The previous after
noon there was loaned by this bank
some So. 200. 900, and where this large
amount came from agitated the minds
of many persons. It Was learned later in
the day that the money had been paid
into the Bank of Commerce in certified
checks aggregating $1,000, 900, and that
this was to close the deal, which includ-
ed the purchase Of the Duluth & Iron
Range railroad and the properties of the
Minnesota Iron company at Tower,
Mimi, owned by Philadelphia syndi-
cate and represented by Charlemange
Tower. The purchase was made by a
Chicago syndicate and the negotiations
were conducted and the transaction
closed through the house of +. P. Flow
er & Co. The railroad runs from Du-
luth to Vermilion lake and Tower, is
about 100 miles long and taps the min
ing properties, which were also sold.
This large sum of money has been sent
to Philadelphia.
Hammocks, window shades and pic
,ture frames. Prices way down at Pott-
ner & Plachy's 1545 Franklin avenue.